Who are the anchors and correspondents of NBC Nightly News?
NBC Nightly News is the daily evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. It has been known by this name since August 3, 1970. Currently, weekday broadcasts are anchored by Brian Williams, and weekend editions of the show are anchored by Lester Holt. The program originates from NBC’s Studio 3C, which is connected to the network’s central newsroom. On weeknights, it is broadcast live over most NBC stations from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time and occasionally updated for Pacific Time Zone viewers in a “Western Edition.” Its current theme music was composed by renowned composer John Williams. As of 2009, it has been the highest rated newscast in America for over a decade. National correspondents Peter Alexander (New York) Miguel Almaguer (Los Angeles) Ron Allen (New York) Lee Cowan (Los Angeles) Tom Costello (Washington) Rehema Ellis (New York) Chris Jansing (Los Angeles) Michelle Kosinski (Miami) George Lewis (Los Angeles) R
Brian Williams, a frequent substitute anchor for Brokaw, became the newscast’s permanent anchor on December 2, 2004. The program held onto the number 1 ratings spot from Williams’ start in December 2004, averaging about 10 Million viewers weekly, until February 2007, when it slipped behind its closest competitor, World News with Charles Gibson. However, after a few months, NN regained its lead. Since, NN is the only evening newscast to increase its audience, and has now been America’s most watched evening newscast for over a decade. According to Nielsen Media Research, NN currently averages a weekly audience of 8.5 Million viewers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Nightly_News National correspondents Peter Alexander (New York) Miguel Almaguer (Los Angeles) Ron Allen (New York) Lee Cowan (Los Angeles) Tom Costello (Washington) Rehema Ellis (New York) Chris Jansing (Los Angeles) Michelle Kosinski (Miami) George Le
